Study Questions for transporting

What happens when the number of farm products a farm can produce goes up, but not as many people want to buy the products? How do farmers respond to this problem?

It is 1108 miles from Des Moines, Iowa to New York City. How long would it take a truck driving 65 mph to get from Des Moines to New York? If gas is $1.50 per gallon and the truck can drive 10 miles per gallon, how much would it cost to deliver the farm products?

If a farmer takes 8 bushels of corn to the local market and receives $40, how much money per bushel does the farmer receive? If the same farmer wanted to sell his products to a market 50 miles away and he has to pay $1.25 for gas and $15 for a driver and he still only gets $145, how much money per bushel does the farmer receive?

Did you know that the majority of the money that we pay for our food does not go to the farmer?

Milk sells for $1.95 per gallon retail. The farmer received $1.13.

The farmer received 4 cents for the corn used to make this cereal.

Bread sells for $1.50 lb retail. The farmer received 5 cents for the wheat used in this loaf.

•Directions

Go to the following sites and watch as many of the harvesting videos that you have time for. Click on the pictures to see the video. Then answer the following questions.

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Author Credits

Shannon Hudson, 7th grade science teacher at Tuttle Middle School, Crawfordsville, IN
BS from Purdue University in 1988 in education; Masters from Indiana Wesleyan University in 2000

"With a dad as a agronomist and a mom that's a great cook (although she would disagree), you can't help but develop a love of nature's complexity, being outdoors, and teaching students that food just doesn' t magically appear at the supermarket."

Ray Sullivan, Certified Professional Agronomist; Volunteer CropLife Ambassador; 2007 CropLife Ambassador of the Year
BS in Agronomy from Purdue University

"I grew up working on farms in Northern Indiana and developed a real love for the land and agriculture. Few youth are exposed to farming today. I enjoy sharing my knowledge with them."